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The role of architecture and design in achieving sustainability

It is a definition that contains within itself the implicit idea that the natural environment faces stress and overexploitation and will not be able to meet increasing human demands.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh and the foundations of Mesopotamian civilization

Epic of Gilgamesh is literature, history, and an insight into the basis for human civilization. It is an epic poem from Ancient Mesopotamia, thought to be one of the first areas in which humans urbanized.

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Renewable energy technologies and implementation in the United States

This annotated bibliography will look at current research on the production, distribution and use of renewable energy technologies in the U.S. The work stresses the breadth of such research as well as the breadth and scale of its real implementation and potential implementation.

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Globalization's impact on government power and political legitimacy

This paper discusses developing countries and their politics, largely based on a speech at the Business as Usual Conference in Melbourne earlier this year. The speaker opens her commentary by saying, "The rise of public and scholarly interest in globalization and politics is a new phenomenon.

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Political and economic globalization: China and India comparison

The following work is of the nature that focuses on comparison and assessment of the impact of political or economic globalization and specifically as related to two particular countries which are those of India and China.

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Theoretical causes and effects of global warming

It has been almost impossible in the past decade to avoid media mention of the issue of global warming.

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The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and contemporary labor representation

Many countries are experiencing a decline in union membership and some observers question whether unions are still needed given their diminished role in collective bargaining in recent years.

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WBGT heat index compatibility for Chinese construction workers in tropical climates

The effects of heat stress on workers has been well documented (1-4), especially in the construction industry (5-6), but widely compatible standards for determining safe limits for heat exposure have yet to arisen, which makes a difficult task of determining the compatibility of Wet Bulb Globe…

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Toyota's growth and environmental innovation in the United States

Toyota Motors is a worldwide company that has grown to be one of the most successful in the world. In the United States, the company started as Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. On October 31, 1957. When sales began in 1958, the company sold only 288 vehicles.

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Environmental sustainability initiatives in major airlines

The airline industry has been through many ups and downs. One of the latest concerns for airlines is the protection of the environment (Burleson & Maurice, 2006; Waitz, et al., 2004).

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